The federal government says 1,460
persons have been killed in 330 attacks by bandits in the country in 2019.
Amina Shamaki, permanent
secretary, special services, office of the secretary to the government of the
federation, said this on Thursday at the federal and states security
administrators’ meeting in Kebbi state.
Shamaki said the north-west,
“which was one of the most peaceful zones of the country” is the worst hit by
the banditry.
She said while the attacks have
generally been on the decline, security situation in the north-west remains a
major source of concern.
“From January to July, 2019,
about 330 attacks were recorded, resulting to the death of about 1,460
civilians,” NAN quoted her as saying.
“However, between June and July,
2019, the number of incidents declined, especially in Zamfara state, that had
been the epicentre of armed banditry.”
The permanent secretary also
attributed the decline to the combination of “kinetic and non-kinetic measures”
introduced in recent months, including getting criminals to lay down their
arms.
“Application of the carrot and
stick approach is an effective strategy that enables criminals wiling to
embrace peace to do so while repentant ones are identified and isolated for
appropriate actions by the security agencies,” she added.
“Another security concern is the
porosity of our borders; the borders aided smuggling of small arms and light
weapons from war-torn zones, including Libya and Central Africa Republic,
terrorism, cross- border crimes, human trafficking, irregular migration and
smuggling of migrants, among others.
“The federal government is doing
a lot to improve border security with a view to addressing some of these
challenges.”
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